Muhammad Ekramul Haque
Muhammad Ekramul Haque is a Bangladeshi academic lawyer and academic who is professor of Comparative Constitutional Law and dean of the Department of Law at the University of Dhaka.[1][2] He is a member of the Constitutional Reform Commission formed by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.[3][4] He is a faculty member and advisor of the department of law at East West University.[5]
Early life
[edit]Ekramul Haque completed his bachelor's and master's in law at the University of Dhaka in 1996 and 1997 respectively.[6] He completed his PhD at Monash University in 2012.[6]
Career
[edit]Ekramul Haque joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer on 28 October 2003 in the department of law.[6] He was a visiting faculty at the Department of Women and Gender Studies from 2005 to 2006 and later becoming a part time lecturer of the department.[6] In January 2007, he was promoted to assistant professor and associate professor in 2012.[6]
Ekramul Haque became an advisor to the Department of Law at East West University in December 2022.[6] He became a senior research scholar at the Program on Constitutional Studies of the School of Law at the University of Texas at Austin.[6] In April 2023, he said that the Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, was "not merely a creation of skillful draftsmen but rather a reflection of the will of the people".[7]
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Ekramul Haque wrote about the legality of the Muhmmad Yunus led interim government on 15 August 2024.[8] was appointed dean of the Department of Law of the University of Dhaka in September 2024.[6] He was appointed head of an investigation body of the University of Dhaka to investigate the violence against students protesting against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from 15 July to 5 August.[9] He was made a member of the Constitutional Reform Commission in October led by Ali Riaz.[10][11] About the mission of the commission he said, "Before we can decide whether we need a new constitution or the current one will be amended, we have to determine what changes are necessary,".[12]
Bibliography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Muhammad Ekramul Haque". The Daily Star. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Govt forms constitution reform commission | Bangladesh". Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Constitution Reform commission meets eminent citizens". The Daily Star. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "9-member constitutional reform commission formed with student representative Mahfuz Alam". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Faculty view". flass.ewubd.edu. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dr. Muhammad Ekramul Haque Dhaka University Profile". www.du.ac.bd. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "The Proclamation of Independence 1971". The Daily Star. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "The legality of the interim government". The Daily Star. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "DU forms body to identify culprits involved in July–August violence | News". BSS. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Full commission on constitutional reforms formed". The Daily Star. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Constitution reform commission: Cabinet Division issues gazette notification". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Constitutional changes should reflect people's will". The Daily Star. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.